Estee Lauder Shimmer Powder Compact and Collectible Compacts

Estee Lauder limited edition Shimmer Power in Gold Pearl is a lovely shimmer powder in a gold compact. Its usually available only during the holidays each year. I got it as a gift last year. These compacts are highly priced collectibles for gifting and private collections.
As stated on their website-

“Mrs. Estée Lauder, fragrance innovator and artist, introduced her first compact collection in 1967. Since then, each new year has brought a new collection of magnificent hand-crafted compacts.

Estée Lauder collectible compacts are hand-crafted by a team of master craftsmen schooled in the fine art of jewelry making. Each compact design begins as a solid block of pewter, which is sculpted into a master-an exact likeness of the approved pattern.

From the master, a mold is created, and molten metal is poured into the mold to create a casting. Castings are hand-cleaned and polished with three different buffing wheels, refining the surface to a high luster. Then they are plated, a three-step process of dipping into various metals. This ensures that each tiny work of art will retain its durability and glossy finish throughout its lifetime.

The final compacts are hand-assembled, enameled and many are hand-set with Austrian crystal stones-sometimes as many as four hundred. Each compact is carefully inspected before being filled with solid perfume or pressed powder.”

The shimmer powder in itself although pink-peachy in colour, becomes just a lovely shimmer when applied. Its comes with a gold colour topped sponge. Great for applying as a highlight on cheeks and decolletage.

I somehow feel that the compact form is a little more shimmery than the loose powder. Loose powder is very very subtle. I mean it would be there highlighting your features and you wouldn’t be able to figure out what’s giving you that glow. :))

I do a lot of research before buying my stuff , when it comes to high end brands. I mean for Lakme toh I have to come to IMBB only 😀 😀 but for estee lauder or mac or clinique, I can probably use a bit of google. Sometimes if i have to buy an expensive product, I probably avoid buying stuff that particular month and buy it the next month. I never compromise on buying foundations because that’s the base of the makeup., if I have to I can spend upto 5000 as well to get a good base makeup. And I think everyone has a wish list, I keep making mine and I slowly buy products from it. Plus, my mad swatchings and test & trials over the past year has given me a good feel of the products.I am making lesser mistakes with every purchase. :))

I like these very solid collectables from lauder – the powder collectables as well as the solid perfume collectables. Lauder should offer refills for the solid perfume collectables, that would be great :woot:

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